As Resident Aliens will we able to claim Child Tax Credit for 2018 if the children being claimed for don't have SSNs but do have ITINs? Both parents have SSNs.

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As Resident Aliens will we able to claim Child Tax Credit for 2018 if the children being claimed for don't have SSNs but do have ITINs? Both parents have SSNs.

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Starting for 2018, the child is now required to have a Social Security Number to receive the full Child Tax Credit (up to $2000).

However, you can still qualify for up to $500 of the credit (usually for non-child dependents, and it is sometimes being called the the "family credit")

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As Resident Aliens will we able to claim Child Tax Credit for 2018 if the children being claimed for don't have SSNs but do have ITINs? Both parents have SSNs.

Sort of.

Starting for 2018, the child is now required to have a Social Security Number to receive the full Child Tax Credit (up to $2000).

However, you can still qualify for up to $500 of the credit (usually for non-child dependents, and it is sometimes being called the the "family credit")